Re: [Michigan-6M] Re: Where oh where to operate?

As to calculating where a grid boundary is, the rules pretty much say that wherever your GPS says the grid boundary is is close enough. It s encouraged to

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As to calculating where a grid boundary is, the rules pretty much say that wherever your GPS says the grid boundary is is close enough. It's encouraged to have a GPS with WAAS capability but that's not strictly a requirement. The GPS does have to be set to WGS84 datum but all consumer units do that as a default (and most units you can't change from WGS84).

The URLs below didn't work for me, but they're viewable at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michigan-6M/files/

My cellphone doesn't have internet access so I can't help there. On the solo grid-expeditions I've gone
on, I've either done without if I was in the field or used the hotel's network. I went on the K5N expedition to DL88 last June and the organizer got a satellite
service that was so expensive we had to use text based services instead of any web pages because of the per megabyte charges.

I don't remember the exact requirements for activating multiple grids, as far as showing how you're calculating exactly where one is, however, I will look into it.

Dan...

--- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@...> wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> Thanks for the tip. The download was only seconds, and once I walked
> outside It acquired a bunch of satellites. I'll play with it some more.
>
> 73,
> Bruce KT8TD
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM, kf6a <kf6a@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Your cell phone should be capable of displaying the proper information. I
> > use "GPS Test" on mine and I'm pretty sure there are other free software
> > apps for that.
> >
> > I have unlimited data on my sprint phone but will have to see if my new
> > andoid device works with an app off my older android phone. And, it depends
> > on whether or not we have 3G/4G service, but if data is available in
> > whichever area(s) we go to there is no problem using my data plan since it
> > is unlimited.
> >
> > Dan KF6A...
> >
> >
> > --- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm thinking that in order to keep things simple we should trade time in
> > > the field for operating multiple squares at once. We can avoid the hassle
> > > of of videotaping the surroundings and the GPS. I checked my Garmin
> > > Nuvi255 and I can find a screen with coordinates, but none of the
> > advanced
> > > settings like datum or WAAS.
> > >
> > > Another issue is whose cellphone and data plan do we use to make a
> > > cellphone hotspot. Do we do that or just use the phones for internet
> > > access and not worry about the computers being able to do it?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Bruce KT8TD
> >
> >
> >
>

Bruce Graham

Hi Russ, I too was unable to use the URLs and also looked in the files section. I was actually impressed with the free utility GPS Test for my Galaxy S (not

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Hi Russ,

I too was unable to use the URLs and also looked in the files section. I was actually impressed with the "free utility" GPS Test for my Galaxy S (not II and not III). I'm still not sure what our "in the field" facilities are going to be. I have some research to do on "Compact RVs" and popup trailers. I think I'm kind of past the stage where a tent for 15 days would suffice.

I also got word that the 1x1 callsign "K8S" has been OKed for our use from 6/8/13 to 6/23/13. This way we have a choice of using our own callsigns or the "special event" callsign as the mood moves us.

I see from the FFMA website that some folks in Minnesota are going to activate EN48 for the June VHF Contest 6/8/13 using the 1x1 callsign "W0W".

As to calculating where a grid boundary is, the rules pretty much say that wherever your GPS says the grid boundary is is close enough. It's encouraged to have a GPS with WAAS capability but that's not strictly a requirement. The GPS does have to be set to WGS84 datum but all consumer units do that as a default (and most units you can't change from WGS84).

My cellphone doesn't have internet access so I can't help there. On the solo grid-expeditions I've gone
on, I've either done without if I was in the field or used the hotel's network. I went on the K5N expedition to DL88 last June and the organizer got a satellite
service that was so expensive we had to use text based services instead of any web pages because of the per megabyte charges.

I don't remember the exact requirements for activating multiple grids, as far as showing how you're calculating exactly where one is, however, I will look into it.

Dan...

--- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@...> wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> Thanks for the tip. The download was only seconds, and once I walked
> outside It acquired a bunch of satellites. I'll play with it some more.
>
> 73,
> Bruce KT8TD
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM, kf6a <kf6a@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Your cell phone should be capable of displaying the proper information. I
> > use "GPS Test" on mine and I'm pretty sure there are other free software
> > apps for that.
> >
> > I have unlimited data on my sprint phone but will have to see if my new
> > andoid device works with an app off my older android phone. And, it depends
> > on whether or not we have 3G/4G service, but if data is available in
> > whichever area(s) we go to there is no problem using my data plan since it
> > is unlimited.
> >
> > Dan KF6A...
> >
> >
> > --- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm thinking that in order to keep things simple we should trade time in
> > > the field for operating multiple squares at once. We can avoid the hassle
> > > of of videotaping the surroundings and the GPS. I checked my Garmin
> > > Nuvi255 and I can find a screen with coordinates, but none of the
> > advanced
> > > settings like datum or WAAS.
> > >
> > > Another issue is whose cellphone and data plan do we use to make a
> > > cellphone hotspot. Do we do that or just use the phones for internet
> > > access and not worry about the computers being able to do it?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Bruce KT8TD
> >
> >
> >
>

Bruce Graham

Hi Russ, I too was unable to use the URLs and also looked in the files section. I was actually impressed with the free utility GPS Test for my Galaxy S (not

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Hi Russ,

I too was unable to use the URLs and also looked in the files section. I was actually impressed with the "free utility" GPS Test for my Galaxy S (not II and not III). I'm still not sure what our "in the field" facilities are going to be. I have some research to do on "Compact RVs" and popup trailers. I think I'm kind of past the stage where a tent for 15 days would suffice.

I also got word that the 1x1 callsign "K8S" has been OKed for our use from 6/8/13 to 6/23/13. this way we have a choice of using our own callsigns or the "special event" callsign as the mood moves us.

I see from the FFMA website that some folks in Minnesota are going to activate

As to calculating where a grid boundary is, the rules pretty much say that wherever your GPS says the grid boundary is is close enough. It's encouraged to have a GPS with WAAS capability but that's not strictly a requirement. The GPS does have to be set to WGS84 datum but all consumer units do that as a default (and most units you can't change from WGS84).

My cellphone doesn't have internet access so I can't help there. On the solo grid-expeditions I've gone
on, I've either done without if I was in the field or used the hotel's network. I went on the K5N expedition to DL88 last June and the organizer got a satellite
service that was so expensive we had to use text based services instead of any web pages because of the per megabyte charges.

I don't remember the exact requirements for activating multiple grids, as far as showing how you're calculating exactly where one is, however, I will look into it.

Dan...

--- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@...> wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> Thanks for the tip. The download was only seconds, and once I walked
> outside It acquired a bunch of satellites. I'll play with it some more.
>
> 73,
> Bruce KT8TD
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM, kf6a <kf6a@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Your cell phone should be capable of displaying the proper information. I
> > use "GPS Test" on mine and I'm pretty sure there are other free software
> > apps for that.
> >
> > I have unlimited data on my sprint phone but will have to see if my new
> > andoid device works with an app off my older android phone. And, it depends
> > on whether or not we have 3G/4G service, but if data is available in
> > whichever area(s) we go to there is no problem using my data plan since it
> > is unlimited.
> >
> > Dan KF6A...
> >
> >
> > --- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm thinking that in order to keep things simple we should trade time in
> > > the field for operating multiple squares at once. We can avoid the hassle
> > > of of videotaping the surroundings and the GPS. I checked my Garmin
> > > Nuvi255 and I can find a screen with coordinates, but none of the
> > advanced
> > > settings like datum or WAAS.
> > >
> > > Another issue is whose cellphone and data plan do we use to make a
> > > cellphone hotspot. Do we do that or just use the phones for internet
> > > access and not worry about the computers being able to do it?
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Bruce KT8TD
> >
> >
> >
>

kf6a

Interesting. I wonder if it s because I uploaded the files that the URL works for me? Dan...

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Interesting. I wonder if it's because I uploaded the files that the URL works for me?

Dan...

--- In Michigan-6M@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Graham <bgraham@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> I too was unable to use the URLs and also looked in the files section. I
> was actually impressed with the "free utility" GPS Test for my Galaxy S
> (not II and not III). I'm still not sure what our "in the field"
> facilities are going to be. * *I have some research to do on "Compact RVs"
> and popup trailers. I think I'm kind of past the stage where a tent for 15
> days would suffice.
>
> I also got word that the 1x1 callsign "K8S" has been OKed for our use from
> 6/8/13 to 6/23/13. this way we have a choice of using our own callsigns or
> the "special event" callsign as the mood moves us.
>
> I see from the FFMA website that some folks in Minnesota are going to
> activate
>
> @everyone - keep the ideas and suggestions coming in.
>
> 73,
> Bruce KT8TD

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